Quiz on Hans Eysenck's Theory of Personality

Who proposed the theory of personality based on biological factors?

• Sigmund Freud

• Carl Jung

• Hans Eysenck

• B.F. Skinner

What was Hans Eysenck's job at the Maudsley psychiatric hospital?

• To diagnose mental disorders

• To make an initial assessment of each patient

• To treat patients with medication

• To conduct therapy sessions

What technique did Eysenck use to reduce behavior to a number of factors?

• Psychoanalysis

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• Factor Analysis

• Humanistic Approach

What are the two dimensions of personality according to Eysenck's theory?

• Introversion/Extroversion and Neuroticism/Stability

• Openness/Closedness and Agreeableness/Disagreeableness

• Conscientiousness/Unconscientiousness and Neuroticism/Stability

• Introversion/Extroversion and Openness/Closedness

What are the first-order personality traits according to Eysenck?

• Traits revealed by soldiers' answers

• Traits revealed by patients' answers

• Traits revealed by doctors' answers

• Traits revealed by nurses' answers

According to Eysenck, what is personality dependent on?

• The balance between the excitation and inhibition process of the autonomic nervous system

• The balance between the conscious and unconscious mind

• The balance between the id, ego, and superego

• The balance between nature and nurture

What do extraverts crave according to Eysenck?

• Solitude and quiet

• Excitement and change

• Stability and routine

• Order and predictability

Why are extraverts more likely to take risks according to Eysenck?

• Because they are naturally more cautious

• Because they have an over-aroused nervous system

• Because they inherit an under-aroused nervous system

• Because they are more intelligent

What did Eysenck find about the soldiers' answers?

• They were inconsistent

• They linked naturally with one another

• They were irrelevant

• They were difficult to analyze

What is the biological cause of personality according to Eysenck?

• Genetic inheritance

• Environmental factors

• Balance of the autonomic nervous system

• Childhood experiences